DRIVER HERO... * India - and ... POLITICIANS MISERABLE
He does not for a moment regret his supremely brave act of throwing out a ticking bomb from the bus window and saving over 50 lives, losing his eyesight in the blast that followed seconds later
New Delhi,India -The Hindu -24 Oct 2008: -- Braveheart DTC bus driver awaits 2005 blasts compensation ... But, DTC bus driver Kuldeep Singh does feel hurt that three years later he is made to run from pillar to post to get the promised medical compensation and that Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit chooses to "ignore" him... Surviving on a meagre salary of Rs 8,500 that he draws as vehicle examiner at the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) Shadipur depot in west Delhi, 36-year-old Singh says life is tough for him, his wife and three-old-year son... Singh said he has visited Hyderabad 11 times so far and spent Rs 250,000 on his treatment. "In February last year, I submitted the bills and after some time I was given a sum of Rs 63,000. Since then, no further payment has been made to me. Whenever I ask the government officials, they say my file is moving"... "I even went to meet Dikisht along with my wife and two other people demanding the compensation amount. But she just overlooked us and casually directed his personal assistant to look into my grievances. But I am still waiting," he said wiping his eyes with his right hand which still bears the scars of wounds received that fateful day three years ago... "Had these politicians lost their loved ones in the blast, they would have realised the pain and apathy. These senseless people only know about playing politics"...
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